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Speckled

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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Speckter, Erwin
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is the rendering in the A.V. of three Heb. words, which have very different significations:

1. נָקֹד, nakod, spotted, as black goats or sheep with white spots, or vice versa (Genesis 30:32-33; Genesis 30:35; Genesis 30:39; Genesis 31:8; Genesis 31:10; Genesis 31:12);

2. שָׂרֹק, sarok, bay, as reddish horses (Zechariah 1:8);

3. צָבוּעִ, tsabua, striped, as the hyena (Jeremiah 12:9). (See COLOR); (See HYENA).

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Speckled'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/speckled.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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